Cover Lid Switch
The Notebook's LCD Cover Lid Switch is located above the keyboard. See
Figure 1-4. If the Notebook is powered on and the lid is closed, the LCD
panel will power off and the display will be switched to the CRT monitor
connected to the VGA port.
Notebook, the system will enter suspend mode. Opening the cover will resume
the system to full power operation.
Reactivating From Power Saving Modes
After entering one of the power saving modes, the system will return to normal
operation in various ways depending on current system status. All of this is
transparent to the user. From the user's point of view, the computer reactivates
almost as soon as you start to use it again.
If a CRT monitor is not connected to the
If the LCD Lid Switch is depressed for less than two
seconds, it will be ignored by the system.
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